The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 526 You're such a good father!
The other party noticed that Elder Wei disliked them, so they pretended not to know.

"Well... if you can't send someone, you should at least send someone close to you to deliver the gifts, so that we can broaden our horizons."

Someone agrees.

"Yes. Everyone says that the capital always sends a lot of treasures over during festivals."

The gifts sent from the capital are indeed rare treasures. Even the small trinkets are tokens of affection, showing that they care about Yiling!

Someone said respectfully, "I remember the last time the Duchess of Shunguo came here, it must have been two or three years ago. I saw her from afar, and she was indeed a lady of high rank. Her whole demeanor was impressive. When she was dealing with people, there was a smile on her lips, but her eyes held a hint of authority."

"Back when the Duke of Shun was still alive, when the two of them stood together, who wouldn't call them a perfect couple?"

The elder's smile faded.

Even though Wei Fengxing has been gone for so many years, he still doesn't want to hear people mention him.

The clan elders felt that the noise made their birthday celebration unpleasant.

Many horse-drawn carriages were parked in front of the old house.

The servant outside the gate received orders from the clan elders that no new faces should be allowed to enter.

After the people from the Duke of Shun's mansion arrived, Yu Tingwan took the lead and climbed the steps, walking forward with a clattering sound.

They were stopped.

Seeing her noble bearing, the servant treated her with great courtesy, feigning reluctance.

"Please go back. Every family needs to roughly calculate the number of guests in advance to prepare for the banquet. We originally thought that all guests would be treated as guests, but there are too many people to entertain."

He was polite to his words, but inwardly he was having doubts.

It was a joyous birthday celebration, and the younger generation was all vying to please the old man. But then a group of people arrived, their thoughts written all over their faces. No one, not even the old man, would be happy about it!
Knowing full well that the old man was unwilling to entertain them, they stubbornly refused to leave.

Yu Tingwan blinked.

"I'm one of us."

The servant, seeing that he was a complete stranger, said, "I'm sorry, I've never seen you before."

Yu Tingwan pointed to the people walking over from behind her.
"They know each other, don't they?"

The newly recruited servant glanced over and looked at Shen Jin, but he had never seen him before.

He glanced at Ning Suchan and Wei Zhao.

Treat equally.

"do not know."

Yu Tingwan: "Wow!"

Wei Zhao approached without saying anything, but put his arm around the girl's waist and led her inside, while showing her waist tag to prove her identity.

The servant boy is illiterate.

But then I had a sudden realization.

All the descendants of the Wei family possess this waist token, but the one in Wei Zhao's hand is clearly more unusual. The extra patterns on it are even more majestic and imposing than the one in the hands of the clan elder.

He suddenly knelt down as if struck by a sudden thought.

"General..."

Wei Zhao ignored her and led Yu Tingwan inside, reminding her to watch her step from time to time.

He was clearly very familiar with this place.

Yu Tingwan said, "I can watch where I'm going."

Wei Zhao: "I'm not saying this for you to hear."

He smiled and casually said, "Let me show Guai Guai the way home first."

Yu Tingwan continued, "You're such a good dad!"

Wei Zhao:......

You'll accept anything, won't you?

This old house was built after the Wei family ancestors supported the founding emperor and were no longer in dire need. Successive generations of Wei family descendants have maintained and repaired it.

The clan elder and the old master of the Duke of Shunguo's mansion were cousins, belonging to the same branch of the family, and their ancestors were the same.

The message was delivered through multiple layers of express couriers.

The clan elder was giving perfunctory treatment to the uninvited guests.

Guest: "The general hasn't been to Yiling since the incident before the new year. I heard he misses it very much and sends letters home every half month?"

Elder: "What? I'm old and my hearing isn't good."

Then another guest tried to flatter them.

"The General's wife is the Grand Tutor's own daughter, and the Empress Dowager cherishes her like the apple of her eye. Censor He, no, now Minister He, is also her maternal uncle, making him an extremely prestigious figure."

"She is usually on good terms with the young mistress of the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion. Not to mention that she has dealings with Miss Shu, the fiancée of Lord Cao and a student of the Imperial Academy, and the granddaughter of the late Old Master Lu, even the current Emperor has to call her sister-in-law." "Now that she is pregnant, the baby in her arms will probably become a golden nugget even before it is born."

The clan elders agreed with this statement.

But it's also clear what these people are up to by saying these things.

He was too lazy to respond and continued to pretend he couldn't hear clearly.

"What, you're asking me when we'll eat?"

The clan elder turned to his daughter-in-law and instructed her, "Go to the kitchen and urge them on."

The daughter-in-law quickly stood up: "Yes."

She led her servants outside, but after only a few steps, she nearly bumped into an old woman who had rushed over to deliver a message.

The old woman was extremely excited: "Madam, you're back! The master from the capital has returned to celebrate our ancestor's birthday!"

"People are coming this way."

"Dad."

The daughter-in-law went back and forth, disregarding etiquette, and shouted, "They're here! Su Chan and Gui Zhi, Gui Zhi's wife is here!"

The sound was slightly drowned out by the voices of the crowd and the opera singing on stage, making it difficult to hear clearly.

But the clan elder suddenly stood up.

"Where is he? Has Guizhi returned?"

He was about to walk forward when the younger people around him quickly helped him up on either side.

guests……

You're not even willing to pretend.

but.

They all hurriedly got up, straightened their clothes, and followed behind to greet them.

The clan elder heard the commotion but didn't stop them. He just strode forward, but after only a few steps, he saw a group of people coming from a distance.

The elder's eyes were cloudy, but he immediately locked onto the tall and imposing Wei Zhao.

Laughed.

Wei Zhao glanced at the large group of people. Before he could speak...

Ning Suqian's indifferent voice came: "We are very grateful for everyone's birthday wishes. May we move to the next room for a meal, so that we, as family, can catch up?"

Although it was a question, the tone left no room for refusal.

"Lady of the Duke of Shunguo".

Someone rushed over and hurriedly bowed: "I..."

It was interrupted.

Ning Suqian smiled faintly: "If it weren't for the fact that today is an auspicious day, I would think that I've already shown mercy by not punishing you for disturbing your elders' peace and quiet by coming uninvited."

She directly instructed, "Rong Di, take everyone there. Do not neglect their hospitality and fail to uphold the proper etiquette of hospitality."

No one dared to say anything more. They all left, afraid of not getting any benefits and instead incurring the displeasure of the important person.

Upon seeing this, the younger members of the Wei family began to speak.

"It has to be Auntie! So impressive! This group of people should have been chased away long ago, they're so annoying."

"Shh, keep your voice down. Auntie is very particular about manners. But even if we're angry, we can't just kick them out. We're all living in Yiling, and we'll inevitably run into each other again. It's not good to know they have bad intentions but still put on a smiling face and chase them away."

"You're all so worried about this and that, but we have connections in the capital, what are we afraid of!"

"Hey, who's that next to Auntie? She looks really impressive."

Someone covered their mouth and said, "I know, it's my second aunt."

"Huh? Second Aunt? Where did this Second Aunt come from?"

The clan elder's youngest grandson exclaimed, "Am I the only one watching my cousin's wife? My cousin was supporting her the whole way! Good heavens, she looked at me, and she even smiled at me."

Wei Zhao:......

very noisy.

There are too many younger generations living in the old house.

He raised his eyes and glanced over without expression.

The crowd fell silent; everyone lowered their heads in fear and dared not speak again.

Wei Zhao then looked away and turned Yu Tingwan's head to the side.

Wei Zhao: "What are you staring at?"

Wei Zhao asked quietly, "Is he your man?"